More festival fun for AFL Gather Round

More events on offer if you are heading to Adelaide for this weekend’s round of footy

The AFL and South Australian Government have announced today a four-day festival as part of Gather Round – a Festival of Footy. The Pepsi Max Footy Festival will run from Thursday to Sunday and will be held at Elder Park and Pinky Flat precincts, both within walking distance of Adelaide Oval.

All nine matches of Gather Round… A Festival of Footy will be shown live on the big screens, and AFL and AFLW players will be appearing throughout the festival to meet and greet fans. The four-day festival will be full of FREE activities and entertainment for all ages, with an exciting new attraction: a 150m long zip line where fans can race each other over The River Torrens. There will be live music and entertainment on the footy festival live stage accompanied by roaming performers, along with some of South Australia’s best local vendors, food trucks and licensed bars with Pinky Flat a designated 18+ zone.

For footy families and budding superstars, the NAB AFL Auskick Fun Zone at Elder Park will be the place to be with free skills stations, photo moments, and giveaways. Other free activities include the Telstra Tracker, Chemist Warehouse Skills Warehouse, Maccas Kick 2 Kick Zone and Maccas Captain’s Card Photobooth, Coles Healthy Kicks fitness course, rebel Goal of the Year and activations from Toyota, Accor, AFL Max, and more.

The Gather Round Pepsi Max Footy Festival opening hours:

Elder Park
• Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 April – 10am
• Sunday 16 April – 9.30am

Pinky Flat
• Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 April – 12noon
• Sunday 16 April – 11am